Creating problems and then solving them with taxpayer money: a tradition continues.

President Trump is set to announce a $12 billion aid package for American farmers on Monday. The reason farmers need $12 billion? Largely, President Trump's trade war.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the bailout will be unveiled at a White House roundtable with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. Up to $11 billion will go to crop farmers through the newly designed "Farmer Bridge Assistance" program, with the rest covering crops not included in that program. 10

Here's the situation: American farmers are having a brutal year. Farm production expenses are estimated to hit $467.4 billion in 2025 — up $12 billion from last year. Farm bankruptcies rose in the first

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